Improvement in signs for street-lamps



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3J. W. LARIll/IORE,` OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDALONZO MARKS, OF SAME PLACE,

Letters Patent No. 96,121, dated October 26, 1869; arttedated October12, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN SIGNS POR STREET-LAMPS.

The Schedule referred toin these Letters Patent and `making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, J. W. LARIMORE, of the city of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improve- Vments in the Construction and Arrangement of Signs onStreetfLamps; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this speciiication, and to t-he letters ofreference marked thereon. v

The obsiectof my invention is to .provide a simple, cheap, and novelmeans, whereby the names of streets, in a city or town, maybe plainlyindicated at night on' lamps placed at the intersection of streets, in amore perfect manner than has hitherto been effected by any deviceheretofore used for that purpose.

Thenature' of my invention consists in the use or employment of foursheetmetal plates of suitable dimensions, fastened together at theirends in such a manner as to form a square frame, on which the names ofthe streets are painted. This frame is made to slide over the top of thelamp, and fixed thereon by means of springs or other suitable fasteningswith which it is provided, and each of its four sides is thrown forwardat an angle of about thirty degrees, or other suitable degree ofinclination, so that the rays of light emitted from the jet within thelamp are thrown on .the surfaces of its four sides, on which the namesof the streets are painted, by which means the names of the streets aremade distinct-ly legible at a considera-y ble distance. b

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe it.

Figure I is a side elevation of a lamp with my improved device attachedthereto. 1

Figure I I is a top plan view of the same.

Letters of like name and kind indicate like parts in each of thefigures.

A is an ordinary street-lamp, constructed in the usual manner.

B is tbe frame, on which the naines of the streets are painted.

This frame is nade of any of the sheetfmetals or other materials adaptedfor the purpose, and is made to fit on the top of the lamp A, to whichit is attached by means of any suitable springs or'fastenings, D D, soas to be secured in the desired position, and is so constructed that theouter surfaces of its four sides,

on which the naines of the streets are painted, shall 'be inclinedfromthe perpendicular at an angle of thirty degrees, more or less, so as toreceive the rays'of light emitted from the iiame C, so that, by thestrong light thus cast upon the said surfaces, the names painted thereonare distinctly' visible, and plainly and readily indicated to personspassing along. the streets.

The advantages ot' this invention are obvious, for

signs have been constructed and arranged `so as to throw the light uponthe letters on a sign, secured by means of springs, as set forth in myinvention. And it may be observed that the eye is not dazzled by thelight while reading the name, when arranged as herein described.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, isvas follows:

The arrangement of the frame B, on which `the names of the streets arepainted, inclined forward ata suitable angle,l and provided with thesprings or other fastenings D D, in connection with an ordinarystreetlamp, A, substantially as herein shown and described, and for thepurposes set forth.

J. W. LARIMORE. Witnesses:

E. R. WILLIAMS, J oHN B. GUsEY.

